User Guide

Chapter 14: Managing Files on the Server 225
The following file upload status variables are available after an upload.
File Upload Variables
Parameter Description
AttemptedServerFile Initial name ColdFusion used attempting to save a file, for
example,
myfile.txt. See "Resolving conflicting file
names" above.
ClientDirectory Directory location of the file uploaded from the client’s
system.
ClientFile Name of the file uploaded from the client’s system, such
as
myfile.txt.
ClientFileExt Extension of the uploaded file on the client’s system
without a period, for example,
txt not.txt.
ClientFileName Filename without an extension of the uploaded file on
the client’s system.
ContentSubType MIME content subtype of the saved file, such as
gif for
image/gif.
ContentType MIME content type of the saved file, such as
image for
image/gif.
DateLastAccessed Date and time the uploaded file was last accessed.
FileExisted Indicates (Yes or No) whether or not the file already
existed with the same path.
FileSize Size of the uploaded file.
FileWasAppended Indicates (Yes or No) whether or not ColdFusion
appended the uploaded file to an existing file.
FileWasOverwritten Indicates (Yes or No) whether or not ColdFusion
overwrote a file.
FileWasRenamed Indicates (Yes or No) whether or not the uploaded file
was renamed to avoid a name conflict.
FileWasSaved Indicates (Yes or No) whether or not ColdFusion saved a
file.
OldFileSize Size of a file that was overwritten in the file upload
operation.
ServerDirectory Directory of the file actually saved on the server.
ServeFile Filename of the file actually saved on the server.